- Angler's tale from Radio Five Live soccer commentator Steve Wilson on Thierry Henry, voted PFA Player of the Year as well as Football Writers Player of the Year. >

There's a lot of work to do to correct my department on the football side. I can't tell how much work there is to do elsewhere in the club. But from where I'm sitting, it looks as if they have a bit to do as well.

- Honest appraisal of Everton in general from manager David Moyes, whose team finished one place off the twilight zone with their lowest points tally (taking three points as the yardstick) since 1888. >

I am working as normal making plans for next season.

- Gerard Houllier playing charades at a deserted Melwood. By the time he uttered those optimistic words on May 24, he'd effectively been removed as Liverpool manager. >

Liverpool are a big name, one of the biggest in world football.

- Thailand's prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra launches his #63m offer for a third share of Liverpool FC. Months before, showing his love for all things Anfield, he tried to buy into Fulham. Worryingly, Amnesty International pointed out that Mr Sin and his government were responsible for numerous human rights violations, including the shooting dead of unnarmed political protestors. >

The prime minister really doesn't understand the passions of football. He certainly doesn't share the enthusiasm that someone like Roman Ambramovich has for the game.

- The views from Bangkok, beginning with Manchester United fan, Sucheera Pinilparakarm. >

I am glad he is not after my beloved team. I believe he is not a real fan of any club.

- Veena Thoopkrajee, magazine editor and Arsenal supporter. >

Thaksin is buying everything he can lay his hands on for the purpose of profits.

- Tulsathit Taptim, managing editor of Bangkok's Nation newspaper. >

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In my view, the future of Liverpool Football Club is best served by the people who love the club the most, its supporters, of whom I am proud to be one.

- Multi-millionaire Steve Morgan, whose #73million rights issue found little favour with the Liverpool board, or its shareholders, whose holdings would have been diluted via the Morgan method. He later temporarily withdrew. >

- Redknapp and Mandaric didn't speak for a week, then peace talks brought an end to the who-said-what-to-who row. But not for long. >

Stand up if you hate Peter Kenyon.

- Chant from Chelsea's Shed as Claudio Ranieri bade his beloved Chelsea an emotional farewell. Chief executive Kenyon was seen as the man who'd stabbed Ranieri in the back. >

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It is not important to be rich. It will not change my life. It will change my life if I leave Chelsea.

- Tears flowed from the noble Roman, Ranieri not Abramovich. He was gone by May's end after an exceptional season. >

All the fans chanted my name. Those scenes will stay with me until the day I die.

- Ranieri acknowledging an unforgettable send-off from fans who kept the faith. >

We take nothing for granted here. Football is the best school of all for teaching humility.

- Not a hint of trumphalism as Arsene Wenger leads his Arsenal team through a Premiership season unbeaten. Only Europe remained to be conquered. >

It's something I can't explain. But there's a tremendous passion here and the best fans in the world.

- Thierry Henry, double player of the year, on what made Arsenal the Premiership's untouchables. >

Everyone seems to hate me. But you love me and I love you.

- And it's goodbye from him. Martin Keown - sold by Everton to please the Co-op Bank all those years ago - says farewell to the Arsenal fans on the champion s open-bus tour.>

I'm sorry it's ended this way, I wanted to stay and finish the job here.

- Gerard Houllier hurries away as Liverpool's patience with his cake-tomorrow philosophy runs out. Phil Thompson followed him out the door and Sammy Lee resigned to take up a full-time job with England. It was all-change at Anfield. >

My biggest mistake was signing El Hadji Diouf. He came with so much promise yet never fulfillled it.

- A spot of scapegoating by Houllier. >

My relationship with the directors was always fair but at certain stages I expected them to say a word or two in my defence and give me some support. The situations were not easy for them and perhaps they felt they couldn't speak out.

- Specifically, chief executive Rick Parry and chairman David Moores, whose warning that a fourth-place finish was a minimum requirement set the hare running. >

The decision was tough, very tough, but there was no way we could fudge it. I just told him, Gerard, there is no way of dressing this up. I can't make this sound any more palatable, but this is what the board want. It was very emotional for both us.

- The moment Rick Parry bid adieu to Gerard. >

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At the start of the season he asked me if there would be pressure from the board if we finished fifth. I told him, Of course. He then said, You will tell me early if they want to make a change? I promised I would let him know straightaway, which I did.

- Countdown to the sacking from Rick Parry. >

Gerard felt that getting into the Champions League qualifers was good enough for him to stay on. That was also the perception outside Liverpool, but the board felt that would have been a cop-out. The easy option, and the wrong one. It is very sad but the fact that we have parted company with Gerard will lift our fans. He won't come to terms with that, but that is how many people feel.

- Toughness and clarity from chief executive Parry >

The board are quite capable of picking a new manager. I don't want to get involved and never was involved. There were a few rumours that it was that way. That there were meetings. But I'm not that kind of person.

I have no remorse. I regret that sometimes we were a little unfortunate but that happens. I know I can look in a mirror and honestly say I tried my best at all times for the good of Liverpool Football Club. You can always have regrets but where do they get you? The main thing is that I'm still a fan and I shall always be a fan.

Wayne Rooney may be a young player but he plays with all of Alan Shearer's expertise.

- An adoring David Beckham as the Everton teenager takes Euro 2004 by storm with his performances for England. >

Believe it or not, in all the footage I brought there was no coverage of Zinedine Zidane. I'll have to have a word with the mate who prepares them for me.

- Excuses, excuses! Goalkeeper David James caught out by the France maestro as two late goals - a free-kick and a penalty - ruin all Wayne Rooney's good work. >

Let's all rip this page out and stick in nails, needles and staples. If we believe it will work then it will.

- Hundreds of Swiss newspapers published a full-length picture of a David Beckham voodoo doll with sharp objects protruding from its legs. Euro 2004's weirdest game plan. Fatally, they forgot to needle Wayne Rooney, the star of the show. >

It's not only Liverpool we are interested in.

- Letting the Siamese cat out of the bag. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's spokesman reveals that his master has no particular love for Liverpool. No word since. >

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We've got to have a long-term plan to take us back to the top where we belong.

- Big words from Everton's new chief executive,Trevor Birch, poor Michael Dunford having played the sacrificial lamb for the final time. >

Goodbye.

- Oops!! Six weeks of torment later, and with Bill Kenwright and Paul Gregg already at each other's windpipes, Trevor Birch quits. >

It's pathetic. They're making bids for players they've no chance of getting and their offer for Robbie Savage is the most incredibly complicated piece of paperwork I've ever seen.

- Everton take a bashing from Birmingham City co-owner David Sullivan. >

I've made it clear to everybody that I'm not here to sell my best players. And why would anyone want to lose one of the best young players in the country?

- A worried David Moyes battles to hold on to Wayne Rooney as a new contract remains unsigned. >

I have gone with the decision that has been in my heart. I love the club and love the supporters and the club was more important to me than any amount of money. I haven't really been happy with the progression of the club over the last two years, which was why I contemplated leaving.

- Staying put, but only just. Steven Gerrard was on his way to Chelsea, then changed his mind. This was all before Michael Owen went to Real Madrid. >

Last season was a disaster. I ran my a..e off, and the manager said that as soon as we were safe I'd get my reward. But I didn't. Anyone who knows David Moyes will know he cannot make a decision.

- Another fractious farewell. Tomasz Radzinski broke ranks after weeks of dithering over his new contract. Soon afterwards he left for Fulham. >

Sometimes I get into situations where you should be biting all your fingernails off, but sometimes I get out there and it almost seems fun.

- This was the fun. Largely unknown American golfer Todd Hamilton beat Ernie Els in a four-hole play-off at Troon. His prevous best in The Open was a tie for 44th place. >

I think I have the best strikeforce in the Premiership. Michael Owen is happy here.

- Famous first words from new Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez who boasted Michael Owen, Djibril Cisse and Milan Baros among his options. But that was in July. >

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It's really the players' decision who gets into the team. It depends on how well they do their job.

- Work hard and you've got a chance was the message from Rafael Benitez. >